Re: Leasing a new plane
A lot of people think about this. The usual answer is that it will never make money, probably not even cover the costs, yet you end up with a wrecked plane.
A lot of planes "owned" by flying schools are in fact leased/rented/etc from private owners and they usually are...... wrecked.
I think that in the right situation - a classy IFR plane, and an IR training school nearby - it might work, largely because you can then insist on named instructors always in the P2 seat i.e. no solo self fly hire. I did that very briefly, but there were "certain problems" with the management of the school.
There can be substantial Revenue and VAT benefits in doing even a limited amount of such hire, which is why a lot of people do it.